Our Story

Himanshu is from a village in Almora district and currently lives in Rishikesh.

An experienced trekker, he has climbed several summits in Uttarakhand. With his training as a mountain guide at NIM, he is ready to make you discover the most beautiful hikes.

He also has a master's degree in yoga, which he did at the Sanskrit University in Rishikesh. He has years of experience teaching yoga and yogic philosophy in schools and studios around Rishikesh. 

He is at the head of Japam and manages the groundwork with an ever-lasting smile. He guides treks and gives Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga classes at the studio.

Sarah-Jeanne is from Montreal, Canada. She fell in love with the Indian culture and the Himalayas and decided to move to India permanently.

She is a physical therapist of formation and practiced yoga for years. She has a background in Adapted Therapeutic Yoga and training in myofascial release.

She is the hidden face of Japam as she manages the social media and the website. She constantly thinks of new improvement and development ideas and always tries to give you the best experience possible.

She gives yoga therapy private sessions and sometimes guides treks.

Neeraj is from Rishikesh and has a passion for yoga. He is always trying to improve his personal practice, and it is his pleasure to help others improve. 

He has a master's degree in yogic science and has taught yoga for years. He has experience teaching in different environments as he taught in India as well as in Vietnam.  

His specialty is body opening and advanced classes, but he can teach anything. You'll be impressed by the improvement you will get by working with him, even just for a week. 

Neeraj joined our team as a yoga teacher in November 2022. He teaches our beginner and Body-Opening Hatha yoga classes at the studio. 

Ujjwal is from Rajasthan but has lived in Rishikesh for the past 15 years. He started studying yoga a couple years ago and finished his Master in Yogic Science in Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga.

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He particularly enjoys the philosophy of yoga, and his goal is to integrate the philosophy into the practices. He works in the field of yoga therapy and published a pilot study on the effect of yoga on core strength. He is now applying for doctorate in Yoga Therapy.

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Ujjwal joined our team as a yoga teacher in 2022 and presently teaches some yoga therapy classes.

Rahul is from a village near Rishikesh and has lived in Tapovan for a couple of years.

He has a deep love for the mountains and started working in the adventure field when he was less than 18 years old. He has a lot of initiative and is always willing to organize a trip somewhere, such as a trek in the mountains or a kayaking trip on the Ganga.

He did mountaineering training at NIM, where he met Himanshu. Since then, they have become good friends, doing and guiding many trips together. 

He is now working on improving his English, but he has such a positive energy that you'll forget that he doesn't speak fluently. 

Rahul joined our team as a trekking guide in 2024.